1 Million Legal Immigrants in 2014

Just over 1 million immigrants were granted legal permanent residence in the United States in 2014, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The 2014 number was slightly greater than the 990,553 of 2013 but fewer than in any other year since 2004. The peak year for legal immigration was 1991, when 1.8 million immigrants were admitted to the United States.

Legal Immigrants in 2014: Top 10 Countries of Birth
Total immigrants: 1,016,518 (100.0%)
Top 10 countries: 518,433 (51.0%)

1. Mexico: 134,052 (13.2%)
2. India: 77,908 (7.7%)
3. China: 76,089 (7.5%)
4. Philippines: 49,996 (4.9%)
5. Cuba: 46,679 (4.6%)
6. Dominican Republic: 44,577 (4.4%)
7. Vietnam: 30,283 (3.0%)
8. South Korea: 20,423 (2.0%)
9. El Salvador: 19,273 (1.9%)
10. Iraq: 19,153 (1.9%)

Source: Department of Homeland Security, 2014 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics